The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
by DARWIN, Charles
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1882.. Sixth edition, twenty-fourth thousand. 8vo. xxi, (1), 458. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, one early inscription to the head of the title page crossed with another slightly later inscription underneath. Folding table. Neatly recased, the fore edge of half title slightly proud and ragged, else very good. Freeman, 407, with 17 titles listed in the advertisement to the verso of the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43856
- Title
- The Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
- Author
- DARWIN, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray
- Date Published
- 1882.
- Keywords
- Natural History
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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- Verso
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- Gilt
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